DePaul University

The master's in Health Informatics provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to implement and support information technology solutions for health sector organizations. Graduates will obtain technical knowledge and management skills for the design and support of IT systems and will develop a deep understanding of health IT processes to support health care delivery and management. Graduates will also gain knowledge in the areas of health information management including health information processing and exchange, health care analytics, enterprise management and information storage and security management.

 Careers

The recent changes in the U.S. healthcare system through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) have had strong impact on the technological needs of health care providers and organizations. Students who complete this degree will have the required technical skills and domain knowledge to create and manage information technology solutions for health sector organizations.

The Alliance for Health Sciences

In 2012, DePaul and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science established the Alliance for Health Sciences. The faculties of DePaul and Rosalind Franklin work together to design curricula that emphasize interprofessional collaboration and hands-on experience. Students in the Health Informatics degree can choose to take a small number of courses in the Master of Science in Health Administration degree offered at Rosalind Franklin University that will count toward the degree. Students must work with their advisors to enroll in RFUMS courses through the alliance.